Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 Since Ryan Bates has playing guard the Oline has been a revelation. Is not as big of a priority that we thought most of the season? (Also what's with the Rick Bates story?) 6 7 6 1 Quote
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Since Ryan Bates has playing guard the Oline has been a revelation. Is not as big of a priority that we thought most of the season? (Also what's with the Rick Bates story?) i was going to post something similar. It’s not just the interior play either— both tackles have been playing so much better also. I think you have scheme and talent and execution coming together at the same time. (Don’t think they had a single penalty on them either). 3 Quote
SUNTANBILLS FAN Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 Hell ya with McKenzie back on the mix totally different 1 Quote
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 16, 2022 Author Posted January 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said: i was going to post something similar. It’s not just the interior play either— both tackles have been playing so much better also. I think you have scheme and talent and execution coming together at the same time. (Don’t think they had a single penalty on them either). Makes me wonder if they changed the style of play for the line too ? Quote
Doc Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 (edited) I think they keep Williams and make the move to RG permanent and they tender Bates at the lowest level (right of first refusal, ~$2.4M). The big question is whether Morse retires, as someone has suggested he might. If he does, they need to find a new center. If not, bring him back. Edited January 16, 2022 by Doc 2 1 Quote
Buffalo_Stampede Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Since Ryan Bates has playing guard the Oline has been a revelation. Is not as big of a priority that we thought most of the season? (Also what's with the Rick Bates story?) Always build the OL but Bates is just a great fit. It's not shocking to me that he's playing well, he always looked the part when he played. The biggest thing with OL right now is movement. They all move well. 3 Quote
Saxum Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 5 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Since Ryan Bates has playing guard the Oline has been a revelation. Is not as big of a priority that we thought most of the season? (Also what's with the Rick Bates story?) https://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/2021/12/just-call-him-rick-bills-ryan-bates-creating-buzz-having-time-of-his-life.html Quote Shortly after Ryan Bates was traded to the Buffalo Bills from the Philadelphia Eagles back in 2019, Nate Becker - a tight end who spent a few seasons on their practice squad - started calling him Rick. Nobody really knows the origin of the name. Becker never really explained it to anybody. Bates, a generally agreeable fellow, never protested. Dawson Knox guesses it’s because Bates looks like a Rick. There is probably also a play where he is lined as a extra blocker not guard and when Josh says "Rick! Rick! Rick!" he knows it is a play for him. 1 1 Quote
JohnNord Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 Josh had so much time in the pocket. He looked like Jim Kelly against Cleveland in 1989 3 Quote
Buffalo_Stampede Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Makes me wonder if they changed the style of play for the line too ? Yes they definitely changed up scheme. Protections have changed and run blocking schemes have changed. A lot more movement. 5 Quote
TheyCallMeAndy Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 4 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Makes me wonder if they changed the style of play for the line too ? Sounds like they switched the OL blocking scheme. Singletary has looked fantastic. 4 1 Quote
Coach Tuesday Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 Morse played out of his mind tonight. 10 5 Quote
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 16, 2022 Author Posted January 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said: Sounds like they switched the OL blocking scheme. Singletary has looked fantastic. You would think they would have figured this out sooner. 6 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said: Yes they definitely changed up scheme. Protections have changed and run blocking schemes have changed. A lot more movement. Im not familiar with the technical details of offense line play or blocking schemes, but i like what they are doing now. Quote
Buffalo Barbarian Posted January 16, 2022 Author Posted January 16, 2022 Love when they put Doyle in for extra blockers too. 3 Quote
RobbRiddick Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 See the young man Spencer out there going through Pats defenders like a Buffalo snow plough? Priceless 9 Quote
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Love when they put Doyle in for extra blockers too. that has been a revelation. We have been so much better on short yardage situations with that package. 1 1 Quote
Freddie's Dead Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 24 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Since Ryan Bates has playing guard the Oline has been a revelation. Is not as big of a priority that we thought most of the season? (Also what's with the Rick Bates story?) He looks like a Rick, so they call him Rick. 2 Quote
billsfan89 Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 Bates has certainly helped but I think the Oline finally has been consistent. They had been shuffling around all season. Ford got swapped out and Mongo got hurt then Spencer Brown got hurt and Covid. Dawkins also missed a game or two. They finally have their best 5 out there and playing together. I always thought D Williams and Brown on the right side were good and Dawkins and Mitch quality players. So they just needed to play those 4 together and find someone at least decent at left guard. With Bates they found that left guard and the Oline has played better with a level of consistency. Assuming this team plays KC next week we will see how well the Oline can handle Jones on the interior. 3 Quote
LABILLBACKER Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 49 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Makes me wonder if they changed the style of play for the line too ? Thank god Dabol is pulling lineman so much more these last 4 weeks. Bates has been great and Brown/Dawkins were monsters tonight. The whole OL was amazing and deserves major props. 2 1 Quote
ghostwriter Posted January 16, 2022 Posted January 16, 2022 59 minutes ago, Buffalo Barbarian said: Since Ryan Bates has playing guard the Oline has been a revelation. Is not as big of a priority that we thought most of the season? (Also what's with the Rick Bates story?) Having Tommy Doyle next to Spencer Brown and Darryl Williams in those extra OL sets doesn’t hurt either! But yes, Bates is awesome. I would argue that he is a better player than Feliciano and Boettger 100%. 2 1 Quote
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